57th US Championship; 2013
May 2-13, 2013
Saint Louis, Missouri
Rank Name RTNG TPR RD1 RD2 RD3 RD4 RD5 RD6 RD7 RD8 RD9 Score Result
1. GM Kamsky, Gata 2741 2733 W 7 W 9 W 6 W 5 D10 D 3 D 2 D 4 D 8 6½-2½ +4-0=5
2. GM Ramirez, Alejandro 2551 2737 D17 W20 L 5 W18 W13 W10 D 1 D 3 W 6 6½-2½ +5-1=3
3. GM Onischuk, Alexander 2666 2670 D10 D23 W16 W 7 W 6 D 1 D 5 D 2 D 9 6 -3 +3-0=6
4. GM Gareev, Timur 2674 2690 W21 L 6 D10 D15 W 7 D19 W 8 D 1 W 5 6 -3 +4-1=4
5. GM Holt, Conrad 2513 2679 W13 D14 W 2 L 1 D19 W 6 D 3 W10 L 4 5½-3½ +4-2=3
6. GM Christiansen, Larry M 2579 2623 W12 W 4 L 1 W19 L 3 L 5 W24 W13 L 2 5 -4 +5-4=0
7. GM Shabalov, Alexander 2544 2626 L 1 W22 W17 L 3 L 4 W18 W11 L 8 W16 5 -4 +5-4=0
8. GM Robson, Ray 2620 2613 D20 L19 L24 W21 W23 W15 L 4 W 7 D 1 5 -4 +4-3=2
9. IM Troff, Kayden W 2421 2614 W24 L 1 L11 D20 W17 D13 D14 W19 D 3 5 -4 +3-2=4
10. GM Benjamin, Joel 2534 2644 D 3 W18 D 4 W11 D 1 L 2 W19 L 5 D13 5 -4 +3-2=4
11. GM Akobian, Varuzhan 2616 2554 D23 D16 W 9 L10 D15 D12 L 7 W22 W14 5 -4 +3-2=4
12. Norowitz, Yaacov 2451 2543 L 6 D24 D18 W16 D14 D11 L13 D17 W19 4½-4½ +2-2=5
13. GM Shankland, Samuel L 2612 2521 L 5 D21 W20 W24 L 2 D 9 W12 L 6 D10 4½-4½ +3-3=3
14. GM Kaidanov, Gregory S 2593 2457 W22 D 5 L19 D23 D12 D24 D 9 D16 L11 4 -5 +1-2=6
15. GM Shulman, Yury 2570 2484 D19 D17 D23 D 4 D11 L 8 L16 D21 W22 4 -5 +1-2=6
16. GM Finegold, Benjamin 2505 2522 D18 D11 L 3 L12 D20 W23 W15 D14 L 7 4 -5 +2-3=4
17. FM Sevian, Samuel 2371 2474 D 2 D15 L 7 D22 L 9 D21 W23 D12 D18 4 -5 +1-2=6
18. GM Hess, Robert L 2595 2460 D16 L10 D12 L 2 W21 L 7 D22 W24 D17 4 -5 +2-3=4
19. FM Bryant, John Daniel 2442 2471 D15 W 8 W14 L 6 D 5 D 4 L10 L 9 L12 3½-5½ +2-4=3
20. GM Ivanov, Alexander 2529 2408 D 8 L 2 L13 D 9 D16 L22 L21 D23 W24 3 -6 +1-4=4
21. GM Arnold, Marc T 2538 2425 L 4 D13 L22 L 8 L18 D17 W20 D15 D23 3 -6 +1-4=4
22. FM Sammour-Hasbun, Jorge E. 2463 2422 L14 L 7 W21 D17 L24 W20 D18 L11 L15 3 -6 +2-5=2
23. GM Khachiyan, Melikset 2518 2431 D11 D 3 D15 D14 L 8 L16 L17 D20 D21 3 -6 +0-3=6
24. GM Stripunsky, Alexander 2570 2415 L 9 D12 W 8 L13 W22 D14 L 6 L18 L20 3 -6 +2-5=2
PLAYOFF
1 2 A
Kamsky ½ ½ 1 1
Ramirez ½ ½ 1 0
With the Playoff match drawn, the title was decided on an Armageddon game in which both
Black got 45 minutes, and both players bid for time with White. Kamsky bid 20:00, while
Ramirez bid 19:45. This gave Kamsky White with 20 minutes to Ramirez's 45, and Draw Odds
for Black. Kamsky won this final game in 52 moves.
ROUND BY ROUND RESULTS
Rank Name RTNG TPR SB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1. GM Kamsky, Gata 2741 2733 34.75 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6½-2½
2. GM Ramirez, Alejandro 2551 2737 29.75 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 6½-2½
3. GM Onischuk, Alexander 2666 2670 29.75 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 6 -3
4. GM Gareev, Timur 2674 2690 28.0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 6 -3
5. GM Holt, Conrad 2513 2679 27.75 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 5½-3½
6. GM Christiansen, Larry M 2579 2623 21.5 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 -4
7. GM Shabalov, Alexander 2544 2626 20.0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 -4
8. GM Robson, Ray 2620 2613 19.75 ½ 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 ½ 5 -4
9. IM Troff, Kayden W 2421 2614 19.25 1 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 5 -4
10. GM Benjamin, Joel 2534 2644 24.0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 5 -4
11. GM Akobian, Varuzhan 2616 2554 19.75 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 5 -4
12. Norowitz, Yaacov 2451 2543 17.5 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 4½-4½
13. GM Shankland, Samuel L 2612 2521 17.0 0 ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 4½-4½
14. GM Kaidanov, Gregory S 2593 2457 15.5 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 4 -5
15. GM Shulman, Yury 2570 2484 15.25 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 4 -5
16. GM Finegold, Benjamin 2505 2522 15.0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 0 4 -5
17. FM Sevian, Samuel 2371 2474 15.5 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 4 -5
18. GM Hess, Robert L 2595 2460 13.75 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 4 -5
19. FM Bryant, John Daniel 2442 2471 16.75 ½ 1 1 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 3½-5½
20. GM Ivanov, Alexander 2529 2408 11.5 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 3 -6
21. GM Arnold, Marc T 2538 2425 10.75 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 3 -6
22. FM Sammour-Hasbun, Jorge E. 2463 2422 10.0 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 0 3 -6
23. GM Khachiyan, Melikset 2518 2431 12.5 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 3 -6
24. GM Stripunsky, Alexander 2570 2415 12.25 0 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 0 0 0 3 -6
ROUND 1
Kamsky - Shabalov 1-0
Arnold - Gareev 0-1
Onischuk - Benjamin ½-½
Ivanov - Robson ½-½
Akobian - Khachiyan ½-½
Holt - Shankland 1-0
Hess - Finegold ½-½
Sammour-Hasbun - Kaidanov 0-1
Christiansen - Norowitz 1-0
Bryant - Shulman ½-½
Stripunsky - Troff 0-1
Sevian - Ramirez ½-½
ROUND 2
Troff - Kamsky 0-1
Gareev - Christiansen 0-1
Kaidanov - Holt ½-½
Khachiyan - Onischuk ½-½
Robson - Bryant 0-1
Finegold - Akobian ½-½
Benjamin - Hess 1-0
Shulman - Sevian ½-½
Ramirez - Ivanov 1-0
Shankland - Arnold ½-½
Norowitz - Stripunsky ½-½
Shabalov - Sammour-Hasbun 1-0
ROUND 3
Kamsky - Christiansen 1-0
Bryant - Kaidanov 1-0
Holt - Ramirez 1-0
Gareev - Benjamin ½-½
Onischuk - Finegold 1-0
Akobian - Troff 1-0
Khachiyan - Shulman ½-½
Sevian - Shabalov 0-1
Stripunsky - Robson 1-0
Ivanov - Shankland 0-1
Hess - Norowitz ½-½
Arnold - Sammour-Hasbun. 0-1
ROUND 4
Holt - Kamsky 0-1
Christiansen - Bryant 1-0
Shabalov - Onischuk 0-1
Benjamin - Akobian 1-0
Shulman - Gareev ½-½
Shankland - Stripunsky 1-0
Kaidanov - Khachiyan ½-½
Ramirez - Hess 1-0
Finegold - Norowitz 0-1
Sammour-Hasbun - Sevian ½-½
Troff - Ivanov ½-½
Robson - Arnold 1-0
ROUND 5
Kamsky - Benjamin ½-½
Onischuk - Christiansen 1-0
Ramirez - Shankland 1-0
Bryant - Holt ½-½
Gareev - Shabalov 1-0
Akobian - Shulman ½-½
Norowitz - Kaidanov ½-½
Khachiyan - Robson 0-1
Stripunsky - Sammour-Hasbun 1-0
Sevian - Troff 0-1
Ivanov - Finegold ½-½
Hess - Arnold 1-0
ROUND 6
Onischuk - Kamsky ½-½
Benjamin - Ramirez 0-1
Bryant - Gareev ½-½
Christiansen - Holt 0-1
Robson - Shulman 1-0
Norowitz - Akobian ½-½
Shankland - Troff ½-½
Kaidanov - Stripunsky ½-½
Shabalov - Hess 1-0
Finegold - Khachiyan 1-0
Sammour-Hasbun - Ivanov 1-0
Arnold - Sevian ½-½
ROUND 7
Kamsky - Ramirez ½-½
Holt - Onischuk ½-½
Gareev - Robson 1-0
Benjamin - Bryant 1-0
Akobian - Shabalov 0-1
Shankland - Norowitz 1-0
Troff - Kaidanov ½-½
Stripunsky - Christiansen 0-1
Shulman - Finegold 0-1
Hess - Sammour-Hasbun. ½-½
Sevian - Khachiyan 1-0
Ivanov - Arnold 0-1
ROUND 8
Kamsky - Gareev ½-½
Ramirez - Onischuk ½-½
Holt - Benjamin 1-0
Christiansen - Shankland 1-0
Shabalov - Robson 0-1
Kaidanov - Finegold ½-½
Troff - Bryant 1-0
Sammour-Hasbun - Akobian 0-1
Norowitz - Sevian ½-½
Hess - Stripunsky 1-0
Arnold - Shulman ½-½
Khachiyan - Ivanov ½-½
ROUND 9
Robson - Kamsky ½-½
Ramirez - Christiansen 1-0
Gareev - Holt 1-0
Onischuk - Troff ½-½
Benjamin - Shankland ½-½
Akobian - Kaidanov 1-0
Finegold - Shabalov 0-1
Sevian - Hess ½-½
Bryant - Norowitz 0-1
Shulman - Sammour-Hasbun. 1-0
Stripunsky - Ivanov 0-1
Khachiyan - Arnold ½-½
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